BOB WEIR'S SISTER: `JERRY GARCIA IS GRATEFUL HE'S DEAD'

BOB WEIR'S SISTER: `JERRY GARCIA IS GRATEFUL HE'S DEAD'

SAN FRANCISCO (Wireless Flash) -- This won't be music to the ears of Grateful Dead fans, but Jerry Garcia is grateful he's dead. That stunning announcement comes directly from the sister of Grateful Dead bandmate Bob Weir, who claims she's been telepathically communicating with Garcia ever since his death. 49-year-old Wendy Weir says Garcia is sober, clear-headed and definitely enjoying his life in the "astral plane." In fact, she says the guitarist has always preferred the spirit world over the physical, which is why he used so many drugs during his life. But Jerry has made amends. He's now an anti-drug activist in the other world and admits all those drugs kept him from experiencing life to the fullest. Wendy Weir discusses her cosmic conversations with Garcia in her upcoming book, "In The Spirit: Conversations With The Spirit Of Jerry Garcia" (Harmony Books), which will hit stores next month.